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Multipurpose Traditional Living Room With Kid's Play Area

This multipurpose living room serves as a stylish retreat for Dad, a workspace for Mom, a playroom for the kids and even a quick spot to eat dinner on weeknights. Designer Genevieve Gorder used practical and functional furnishings to make sure the room can clearly serve each role in a chic and organized way.

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Open Living Room with Blue Leather Sofa

In this eclectic living room, Genevieve marries a couple's distinctly different design styles: Connecticut country and urban modern. A palette of soft blues and a daring studded leather sofa push the design envelope in a good way.

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Colorful Kids' Bedroom With Candy Store Theme

This colorful, candy-inspired room is perfect for a tween looking to feel a bit more grown up. Designer Genevieve Gorder chose a sophisticated yet youthful color palette, along with modern furnishings and a private candy bar to turn this space into a cool hangout.

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Couples' Master Bathroom With Double Vanities

Designer Genevieve Gorder created this spacious master bathroom using dark wood floors, plenty of open shelving, and a pair of stunning wooden vanities with basin sinks and wall-mounted faucets. It's the perfect bathroom for a couple, with each person having their own personal space.

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Master Bedroom With Custom Headboard

Designer Genevieve Gorder transformed this master bedroom with a custom headboard, textured walls, built-in glass shelving, and a pair of matching dressers that take the place of traditional nightstands.

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Spanish-Inspired Sitting Room

Designer Genevieve Gorder incorporated Spanish style into this space with a unique stucco fireplace, reupholstered furniture and a custom built-in unit that doubles as an entertainment center and bookcase, as seen on HGTV's Dear Genevieve.

About the Host

Genevieve's portfolio of worldly and whimsical designs have made her one of America's favorite interior designers.All About Genevieve

About the Show

Finally, all your design questions can be answered. Designer Genevieve Gorder offers down-to-earth advice to real people who have fallen out of love with their home. In each episode she delves into the gallery where viewers from HGTV.com have uploaded their design issues. Instead of just writing back with a suggestion, Genevieve provides the answer — in person. Ultimately, with creative solutions and design ideas, she will help homeowners fall back in love with their home!

Episodes

After years on tour, Betsey is ready to spend some time at home. She's bought her first apartment, but the living room is populated by hand-me-down furniture that feels awkward and poorly arranged. Betsey might be a performer on Broadway, but she wants a space that feels down to earth. She likes the use of color, but can't seem to decide which ones work best for her. Inspired by a knitted blanket from Betsey's grandmother, Genevieve plans to spice up the living room with handcrafted accents. A specially designed chandelier, a stenciled wall pattern, and a one of a kind side chair give the living room a unique touch and the cozy feeling Betsey will want to come home to.

Jin is a successful single with a high-end studio that has tons of potential. He's called upon Genevieve to create a pad that is laid-back enough for hanging with the guys but sophisticated enough to impress all the ladies.

KAMLA IS TRYING TO COME INTO HER OWN BY REDOING HER SMALL STUDIO KITCHEN THAT IS INCONVENIENT, OUTDATED AND JUST PLAIN UGLY. WITH ONLY $10,000 TO WORK WITH, GENEVIEVE HAS TO MAKE THIS KITCHEN POP WITHOUT BURSTING THE BUDGET.

Chrissy is a first time homeowner with a big problem. She totally lacks design confidence. That leaves her spacious home nearly empty, devoid of personality, and Chrissy feeling like a small person in a giant house. She's ready for the house to feel more like a home with style, but she has no idea where to begin. To get the living room to where Chrissy wants it to go, Genevieve will need to take away Chrissy's design fears and get her to step outside of the neutral box she's been living in. A trial and error shopping trip creates a bump in the road, but Genevieve is up to the challenge. Giving an old sofa new flare, brightening up the room with new flooring, and decking out a boring fireplace are just a few of the design tricks that Genevieve has up her sleeve to cure Chrissy of her design phobia.

Carpenter Mike Aesif and his girlfriend Jaime are awaiting the arrival of their first child. Unfortunately, as Genevieve's carpenter, Mike spends most of his time bringing her designs to life. That means the baby nursery has been put on the back burner, much to the chagrin of his girlfriend. With the baby's due date fast approaching, designer Genevieve Gorder and the rest of the Dear Genevieve team are coming in to help out their co-worker. Gen comes up with a beautiful design, adding custom touches and comfy cozy elements to make the nursery a room that both baby and mom can enjoy.

LUCY CALLS UPON GENEVIEVE TO GIVE HER A LUXE LIBRARY SO SHE CAN WORK FROM HOME IN STYLE. ALTHOUGH GEN TRIES HER BEST TO CATER TO LUCY'S EVERY WHIM, NOTHING SEEMS TO MAKE HER HAPPY. WILL GEN HAVE TO GO TOE TO TOE WITH THIS POWERHOUSE TO SHOW HER THAT DESIGNER KNOWS BEST?

After renovating every room in their 1920's home, Tony & Mary have yet to redesign their master bedroom. Their home is full of 1920's charm, but its also plagued with a serious lack of storage & style in their master bedroom. Designer Genevieve Gorder arrives to solve their storage woes with semi-custom storage units, a custom closet organizer and relaxing the space with bring a light soothing color palette, along with a few pops of color.

New homeowners Ryan and Kara love their quaint Connecticut cottage home, but their favorite part of their new purchase is the 100-year-old train caboose that lives in their backyard! They love the charm of the caboose, but its interior space is a smelly, moldy mess that's decorated in a 70's arts and crafts style. Their new home is small, so they really need to utilize the caboose as an extra room, but they have no idea how to make it happen.

OVER 10 YEARS OF SAVING AND $50,000 LATER, THE MINELLA'S LONG AWAITED MASTER BATH IS BECOMING A REALITY. GENEVIEVE STEPS IN TO TAKE THEIR 70'S ERA RELIC INTO THIS CENTURY, BUT WHEN A COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN TURNS CONSTRUCTION ON ITS HEAD, WILL SHE BE ABLE TO REVIVE THEIR DREAM ROOM?

Jose and Nicole love the look of their 1930's Spanish style home from the outside. The inside is a different story. Their living room is a hodgepodge of 60's style with a dysfunctional layout. And let's not even talk about the furniture. Designer Genevieve Gorder arrives with her team, ready to fix their layout woes. She also has a plan for bringing their Spanish style inside with a unique stucco fireplace. And, she's figured out a way to create separate spaces within the room by incorporating colorful reupholstered furniture and a custom built-in unit.

Jonathan & Maria are nearly finished renovating their 90 year old abode, but they've no idea how to tackle the largest hurdle, their super tiny, completely dysfunctional kitchen. Designer Genevieve Gorder arrives to give this room modern style & functionality, by rearranging a new layout, adding logical flow, and using a bright color palette to make the room feel larger.

SUPER FAN STEPHANIE IS GETTING THE SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME WHEN GENEVIEVE DROPS IN ON HER AND HER HUBBY, BRETT, TO SOLVE THEIR DESIGN DILEMMA. READY TO TACKLE THIS FAMILY'S DRAB LIVING AND DINING ROOMS, GEN HAS AN UNEXPECTED CHALLENGE TO TAKE ON-STEPHANIE'S CONTROL ISSUES! ALTHOUGH THIS IS WHAT SHE HAS DREAMED OF ALL ALONG, WILL STEPHANIE BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THE REALITY OF HAVING TO HAND OVER THE DESIGN REIGNS?